Service difficulty report · Light · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
July 11, 2000
Submitted
July 21, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N161FL
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft serial
430
Part
Light
Part number
820014196
Condition
Open
Location
Annunciator Pnl
Part time
15,000 hours
Component
Annunciator Pane · Cvac
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW EN ROUTE FROM MMCS TO ELP. CREW LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT RECEIVE A DOWN/LOCKED LIGHT FOR LT MAIN GEAR (INTRANSIT). LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED NOR DID THEY RECEIVE GEAR HORN. OPTED TO MAKE FLYBY. TOWER WOULD NOT CONFIRM GEAR DOWN. CREW PERFORMED HIGH ''''G'''' MANEUVER, DID NOT RECEIVE GEAR DOWN LOCKED INDICATION. CREW MADE FLYBY AND TOWER THEN INDICATED GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW LANDED PLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP OF ACFT REVEALED LIGHT ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED LIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)